2018 Italian Wine

Cocoa, cinnamon and clove come together with crushed plums and balsam herbs as the 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico blossoms in the glass. This is silky and enveloping yet cool-toned in feel, with depths of dark red fruits... Read More

The history of the Bellei family and Lambrusco goes back decades, all the way back to the 1920s. Christian Bellei is 4th generation, and he and his father “Beppe” before him were pioneers in a recent revolution in... Read More

Augusto Cappellano is the fifth generation of the family to produce wine from vineyards in Serralunga d’Alba. His great-grandfather, Filippo, acquired substantial acreage there and, in 1870 established the azienda. At his... Read More

Augusto Cappellano is the fifth generation of the family to produce wine from vineyards in Serralunga d’Alba. His great-grandfather, Filippo, acquired substantial acreage there and, in 1870 established the azienda. At his... Read More

Family-owned since 1967, located on a hilltop north of the town of Radda, 2,024 feet above sea level, highest vineyards in the Chianti Classico region.

Since the Middle Ages, Vin Santo (“holy wine”) has been an important... Read More

ColleMassari is owned byt the same group as the famous Brunello di Montalcino producer, Poggio di Sotto. Poggio di Sotto is on the same quaity level as Biondi Santi. The Sangiovese clonal variation at Poggio di Sotto was more... Read More

A rising star in the southern reaches of the Barolo zone, Diego Conterno and his son, Stefano, craft elegant Nebbiolo wines in Monforte d’Alba. Diego started his own project in 2000, after two decades at ConternoFantino... Read More

The 2018 Merlot Montiano opens with earth tones and minerals, animal musk, and crushed stone that give way to a core of blackberries. It's silky and enveloping yet superbly balanced, drenching the palate in red and blue-toned... Read More

From its foundation in the early nineties, the La Fiorita Estate has always sought to perfect the longevity and aromatic complexity of its Brunello to illustrate the magical harmony between the diverse terroirs, climate and Sangiovese... Read More

The Giacomo Fenocchio estate can be traced back to 1840, when the family uprooted from the comune of Dogliani and resettled in Monforte d’Alba inside a nascent wine zone that would come to be demarcated as Barolo. Officially... Read More

Producing a bottle of Quintarelli is no simple task. After harvest, while half of the fruit—in this case, a diverse blend made up mainly of Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella—is crushed and fermented like a traditional... Read More

A stone’s throw from the village center of Barbaresco, the winery was established by Giovanni Giordano in the 1930s during a time of profound crisis in the Italian wine world. After a period of growing and selling grapes,... Read More

This name originates etymologically from the Latin word Remnius and the Etruscan word Remne indicating the name given to the parish-owned land, as mentioned in a document dating back to 715 A.D.

Tasting Note: A slightly more concentrated... Read More

This name originates etymologically from the Latin word Remnius and the Etruscan word Remne indicating the name given to the parish-owned land, as mentioned in a document dating back to 715 A.D.

Tasting Note: A slightly more concentrated... Read More

Founded in 1974, Querciabella enjoys the acclaim of the world’s most discriminating critics and consumers for wines such as Camartina, Batàr, Palafreno and Querciabella Chianti Classico. In its uncompromising pursuit... Read More

Romano Dal Forno is the modernist master of the Veneto.

Tasting Note: Offering hints of blueberry, blackberry, cherry and chocolate which emerge gradually as the wine breathes. The potent tannins, which give structure to this... Read More

Monteti takes its name, like the estate, from the hill that protects the vineyard from the strong direct winds of the Mediterranean, guaranteeing us a constant, moderate sea breeze and an ideal microclimate. Composed of Petit... Read More